Cabinet



W. H. FRIEDLINE.

CABINET.

APPLICATION HLED MAYI3, 1919.

Patented Apr. 26,1921.

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W. H. FRlEDLlNE.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1919.

- Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

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WILLIAM H. FRIEDLINE, OF MEYERSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 MODERNOLA COMPANY, OF JOHNSTOW'N, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

CABINET.

Application filed May 13, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM H. FRIED- LINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Meyersdale, in the county of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to cabinets and particularly the cabinet top construction.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a cabinet top construction embrac ing a central lamp post Or a post for other purposes, in combination with supporting means for the post, and lids connected with said supporting means and capable of being opened and closed without contacting with or interference from the post.

The invention also contemplates the provision of means for controlling the opening movements of the lids to prevent the same from engaging and marring the post; and it further contemplates the provision of adjustable means for limiting or determining the extent of the opening movements of t .e lids.

The lids are susceptible of being opened and closed each independently of the other.

With the foregoing in mind, the novelty, utility and practical advantages of my in vention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which: I

Figure 1 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in vertical section, showing the best practical embodiment of my invention that I have as yet devised.

Fig. 2 is a detail view taken at right angles to Fig. 1 and showing the relation of the controlling means complementary to one lid.

- Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the specific construction of the keeper clamp of my improvement.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view illustrating the application of my invention to a lid of approximately semi-circular form as dis tinguished from a rectangular lid such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Similar numerals designate corresponding parts in Figs. 1 to 3 to which reference will first be had.

The cabinet body 1 may be of any con- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Serial No. 296,866.

struction compatible with my invention, and it is open at its top, and is bridged by a diametrical bar 2; the said bar 2 being supported by brackets 3 fixed to the body 1, and being also supported by filler blocks 3 which are arranged eXteriorly of the brackets 3 and are interposed between the upper end of the body 1 and the bar 2, being preferably interlocked with said bar 2, as illustrated. The said bridge bar 2 constitutes the support for the central post 5 which may be a lamp post or a post for any other desired purpose. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the post 5 is provided at its lower end with a reduced portion 6 which issocketed and suitably secured in a central Vertical aperture 7, provided in the bar 2.

Hinged at 8 to the opposite upper corners of the bar 2 are the lids 9 of my improvement. These lids 9, may be of general rectangular configuration as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or may be of semi-circular form as indicated by 9 in Fig. l, it being understood in this connection that a body 1 of rectangular form in horizontal section will be employed in combination with the lids 9, and that a body 1 of substantially circular form in cross section will be employed in conjunction with the lids 9. With these exceptions the constructions are identical, and it is therefore regarded as unnecessary to further refer to Fig. 4:.

As clearly appears in Fig. 1, each lid 9 is made up of a top wall 10 and a side wall or walls 11, the latter being disposed at right angles to the former and being adapted when the lid is closed to rest in superimposed relation upon the upper end of the cabinet body. At this point it will be understood that when the lids are in closed position their ends will abut against the side edges of the filler blocks 3, with the result that the top of the casing will be entirely closed by the lids in combination with the bar 2 and the filler blocks 3.

In order to limit the opening movement of each lid with a view to preventing the same contacting with and mounting or being marred by the post 5, I provide the controlling means best. shown in Fig. 1. The controlling means complementary to each lid comprises a keeper clamp 20 fixed to and extending laterally from the'inner side of the top wall 10, a link 21, hinged at 22 to a bracket 23 on the inner side of said top wall, and a link 24,-, pivotally connected at 25 to the link 21 and pivotally connected at 26 to a bracket 27 on the inner side of the bar 2 and at the opposite side of the longitudinal center of said bar, with reference to the lid. The keeper clamp 20 is preferably of the specific construction shown in Fig. 3i. it comprises a member 28 having a flared outer portion29, and a member 30 havinga flared outer portion and also having 'a swell or protuberance 32 opposed to and normally engaging the member 28 at the apex of the angle thereof. The member 29 is by preference of comparatively light construction and is possessed of the requisite resiliency, so that when the link 21 enters the clamp, the member 28 will be pressed away from the swell 32 of member 80, and then when the link 21 haspassed said swell 32, the member 28 will resume its normal position and serve to yieldingly retain the link 21 back of the swell 32, and in that way preclude casual fall of the lid 9. The link 24: is designed, by bringing up against the under side of the bar 2, to limit the opening movement of the lid 9, and in this connection it will be observed that I prefer to employ for the said abutment an adjustable device, such as the screw 40 threaded into the bar 2 and opposed to the upper edge of the link 2%. Manifestly by adjusting the said abutment 10, the upward movement of the link 2a and the opening movement of the lid 9 may be limited to the extent desired. It will further be noticed in this connection that when the lid 9 is lowered, the link 21 will spring out of the keeper clamp 20 but will be retained in alinement with said keeper clamp so as to enter the flared mouth of the latter when the lid is subsequently open. The links 24: of the two lids are preferably arranged in spaced and parallel relation as shown, so as not to interfere with each other incidental to the opening and closing of the lids.

Itwill be apparent from the foregoing that a cabinet top construction character ized as stated is simple and durable, and at the same time is calculatedto enhance the finished appearance of a cabinet. Itwill also be apparent that the lids may be readily opened and as readily closed, and that the user is not required to pay any attention to the lids when he moves the same to open position, inasmuch as the described provision will automatically prevent engagementiof the lids with the post 5.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is: V

1. The combination of a cabinet body open at its upper end and having supporting means bridging said opening, lids hingedly connected to said supporting means, means interposed between the underside of the supporting means and the lids for limiting the opening movements of said lids, and adjustable means at the underside of the supporting means for regulating said limiting means.

2. In a cabinet top construction, the com bination of supporting means, a lid hingedly connected thereto, a keeper clamp carried by said lid, and constructed and arranged to yield and receive a link and to release said link when subjected to stress, the said. link hinged at one end to the lid, a link hinged to the iirstnamed link and to the supporting means, and an adjustable abutment carried by the supporting means and opposed to the secorul-named link.

8. The combination of a cabinet body open at its upper end, opposite brackets fixed to said body and extending above the upper end thereof, filler means above the body, acrossbar spaced above said upper end connected with the brackets and said filler means, lids hinged to said cross-bar and having top walls and side walls, and means cooperating with the underside of the cross-bar and the lids for limiting the opening movements of the latter.

1. The combination of ya cabinet body, a crossbar connected with and maintained above and in spaced relation to the upper end of the body, and lids having top walls hinged to said cross bar and also having side walls arranged on closing oi the lids to be brought up in superimposed position upon the upper end of the body.

5. The combination of a cabinet body, a cross bar connected with and maintained above and in spaced relation to the upper end of the body, and lids having top walls hinged to said cross bar and also having side walls arranged on closingof the lids to be brought up in superimposed position upon the upper end of the body, and means (10- operating with the underside of the cross bar and the lids for limiting the opening movements of the latter. 7

6. in a cabinet, the combination of a body, and a top closure for said body, an intermediate portion of said top closure being fixed to said body while the portions of the closure at opposite sides of said intermediate portion are hinged to said intermediate portion toswing vertically, and a lamp support on said intermediate portion," the hinged portions when raised permitting illumination of the upper portion of the body. 7. In a cabinet lamp, the combination of a cabinet open at its upper end, a combined lamp standard and lid support on the cabinet, a lamp standard mounted on and extending above the said'support, and a closure member hinged to the support; the closure member when raised permitting illumination of the upper portion of the cabinet.

8. In a cabinet, the combination of a body, and a top closure for said body, a portion of said top closure being permanently attached to said body while the remainder of said closure is hinged to said permanent portion to swing in a vertical plane, and a lamp support carried by said permanent portion of said top closure, the hinged closure when raised permitting illumination of the upper portion of the body.

9. In a cabinet, the combination of a body open at its top, and a closure for the top comprising in part a permanent lamp-standard supporting member, a lamp-standard mounted on said member, and a lid hinged to swing in a yertical plane, said member forming the means for connecting said hinged lid to said body and said lid when raised permitting illumination of the top of the body.

10. In a cabinet, the combination of a body open at its top, and a closure for the top comprising in part a permanent lampstandard supporting member, a lamp-standard mounted on said member, and a lid hinged to said member and adapted to swing in a vertical plane, said lid when raised permitting illumination of the top of the body.

11. In a cabinet-lamp, the combination with a cabinet body open at its upper end, a permanent member partially closing the open end, a closing lid hinged to the member, and a lamp standard secured to the member, said lid adapted when in open position to lie substantially parallel to the standard and permit illumination of the upper portion of the body.

12. The combination of a cabinet, a partial closure for the upper end of said cabinet fixed thereto and spaced above the major portion or" the cabinet, a lamp support mounted on said fixed closure to illuminate the upper portion of the cabinet, and a second partial closure for the upper end of said cabinet complementary to said fixed closure aue hinge-d thereto to swing, in a vertical plane, said second partial closure when raised permitting illumination of the upper portion of the cabinet.

13. The combination of a cabinet body, a closure portion connected with and maintained above and inspaced relation to the upper end of the body, and a lid having a top wall hinged to said closure portion and also having a side wall arranged on closing of the lid to be brought up in superimposed position upon the upper end of the body.

14:. The combination of a cabinet body, a closure portion connected with and maintained above and in spaced relation to the upper end of the body, a lamp standard carried by and extending above said closure portion, and a lid having a top wall hinged to said closure portion and also having a side wall arranged on closing of the lid to be brought up in superimposed position upon the upper end of the body.

15. A cabinet closure characterized by a portion fixed with respect to the cabinet, a lamp supporting member on said portion and carried thereby, and a closure portion connected with said fixed portion and movable to and from a closed position, said closure portion when raised permitting illumination of the upper portion of the cabinet.

16. The combination of a cabinet body, a closure portion connected with and maintained above and in spaced relation to the upper end oi the body, a lamp standard carried by and extending above said closure portion, and a lid hinged to said closure portion; the said lid when raised being below the upper or lamp portion of the standard to assure illumination of the upper portion oi the body.

17. The combination of a cabinet body, a

closure portion connected with and maintained above and in spaced relation to the upper end of the body, a lamp standard carried by and extending above said closure portion, and lids hinged to said closure portion; said lids when raised being below the upper or lamp portion of the standard to assure illumination of the upper portion of the body.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. FRIEDLINE. 

